What We Do
Colorado Open Lands believes that Colorado’s lands and waters are critically important to our unmatched quality of life. Our work is dedicated to ensuring their continued preservation for future generations. Our conservation successes to date include:
686,921
Acres of land
715
Projects
50
Counties
3,238
miles of waterways
Latest News
Colorado’s sandhill cranes are back for a limited time!
See more at the link below about how our economic impact study estimates that the Monte Vista Crane Festival brings millions of dollars of tourism impact to the San Luis Valley each year! Unharvested grain on local farms is critical to this stopover in the cranes’...
Flying W Ranch – Permanently Protected!
In March, COL completed a conservation easement on 1,545-acres of the Flying W Ranch, southwest of the City of Gunnison. Twenty years earlier, the owners had protected the other 2,433 acres of the property with The Nature Conservancy, and now protection of the...